After 25 years of working in health policy, it has been my pleasure to witness first-hand the passing parade of self-appointed gurus, health policy ‘experts’, and academic advisers who have served up a conveyer belt of taxpayer funded ideas that don’t work “to fix health”.... Read more

Orthopedic surgeries are experiencing some of the greatest growth rates in developed nations across the world, highlighting that as populations age, demand is growing for procedures which can dramatically improve the quality of a person’s life. ... Read more

AGM WednesdayMon, 31 Aug 2015

ASOS president Dr Kelly MacGroarty will speak on the subject of the threat of US style managed health care in Australia.... Read more

Orthopaedic Surgeons back QLD Assistant Minister for Health on Command and Control ContractsTue, 04 Mar 2014

The Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ASOS) has supported comments by Assistant Queensland Health Minister Dr Chris Davis that, “command and control doctor contracts are not governance best practice and furthermore threaten medical professionalism.... Read more

The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ASOS) have come out in support of the Australian Doctors' Fund's (ADF) proposal to extend the active role of senior doctors in the health service.... Read more